democratic congressman jesse jackson jr. of illinois was re-elected even though he was absent for months due to mental health issues and under federal investigation for misusing fralsh resources. weeks after the election, he resigned. during the campaign, allegations surfaced that this man had urged his pregnant mistress to get an abortion decades ago. he denied the affair or the abortion and was re-elected. >> number five, libor pants on fire. even if you have never heard of libor, it probably has a big impact on your finances. they're determined in part by the rate at which banks borrow from each other, called libor. in june, british bank barclays paid half a million for manipulating these important interest rates and investigations at other banks are still ongoing. the sheer scale of it is huge. t it makes bernie madoff who made off with millions look like a skid row pick pocket. >> number four, big trouble in communist china. everybody thought one of the most powerful politicians in china was getting rid of crime and cor